Tuesday, March 5, 2013

"the government can regulate weapons because it's illegal for you to own nuclear weapons, rocket launchers, howitzers, and attack aircraft!"

people like this probably know the difference between artillery and arms. they're using it to
justify their fears. they're afraid. afraid of what they might do with such
equipment. and as such, to think of themselves as "normal", they projects
that onto others. and since "normal people would go wild and
just start destroying things for no reason", well..we all have to suffer
for their lack of self control. at least, that's how they rationalizes it.

well, understand this..you're not normal. if that were normal
human behavior, we'd be living in the middle of a perpetual war zone. we
are one of the most heavily armed nations on the planet. and yet any
violent shooting is national news BECAUSE it's so unusual. if you don't
trust yourself with guns..don't buy guns. same way if you don't trust
yourself with a multi-thousand pound gas-burning projectile with 4
wheels that kills more people than guns do..that would be a CAR,...don't buy one.

right now they're playing a
dangerous game. you want to take away guns from people who mean you no
harm, and in fact would probably help you if you were in trouble. many
of those people have military training. all of those people have shown
near-infinite levels of patience with being accused of being the worst sorts of people on the planet.

how long do you think that patience will last? how long can you poke a
sleeping wolverine with a stick, before you will need surgical
assistance removing it from parts of your anatomy?

run the numbers. if only 3% of gun owners stand up and say no,
we outnumber all of local, state, and federal law enforcement AND the
entire department of defense. that's an awful small percentage of gun
owners. do you think we can come up with just 3% who are more interested
in leaving a future to their children and grandchildren that is free of fascist ideas than they are in their own short-term safety and
comfort? walk into any VFW or American Legion hall and announce that
they're rounding up gun owners, and see how many old men stand up and
tell you "not on my watch, they're not".